![]() ![]() Instead, learn the dictionary form now and how to conjugate it later! You can learn your Spanish pronouns in this article, and basic verb conjugation here. It’s important to know, but most “word frequency lists” take up a lot of space with various conjugations of the same word. Again, that goes back to learning grammar and conjugation. I’m also not including personal pronouns or the various conjugations of common verbs. So, we’ll be skipping over those here and focusing on other important words to know. Why? Because these words mean “the,” “an,” “and,” etc… They’re repetitive and quick to learn in a grammar lesson, rather than vocabulary. I’ll be skipping common Spanish articles like “el,” “la,” “un,” “y,” “o,” “con,” and other words like them. It’s one way to study more effectively and get the most out of your time right away. ![]() But it just shows you the power of learning the most common words first. That’s not to say you shouldn’t learn more words – you definitely should. So those 100 common Spanish words give you a lot of mileage in the language. That’s why this is my favorite method for learning new words when I first start learning a language.Īnd it’s interesting because learning your first 100 words can get you up to 50% fluent, and 1,000 words can help you understand about 88% of what’s spoken in Spanish.Ĭontrast that with 3,000 words, which would get you to about 94% fluency (only a 6% increase!). That not only helps you understand faster, it helps you remember them faster, too, because you see them often. The words on this list you’ll use, hear, or read all the time. (Seriously, I learned how to say “economics” – ciencias económicas – but I’ve never once talked about that in Spanish.) Most of those words you’ll never use again after that. This is a lot more effective than textbooks that start by teaching you Spanish words for the classroom, random careers or college majors. The word frequency method helps you learn the most common words first, so you can start understanding more of Spanish speech immediately. These 100 Spanish words are chosen based on analyses of books, websites, newspapers, and more, by word frequency. Además – “Besides that” Why Learn Spanish Words by Word Frequency?.So here are the nine most common to help you get started: Conversation connectors are a valuable tool for your first conversations in Spanish. They help you make more complex sentences, as well as pause for thought without adding awkward silence to your conversations. Fácil – “Easy” 9 Common Spanish Words for Conjunctions and ConnectorsĬonjunctions and connectors help your speech flow in a natural way.Because bueno is so common, in some dialects like Mexican Spanish, it’s used to say “well then”, “okay”, or “anyway…” Like mucho for “a lot” and poco for “a few.” This way you can associate the two words together, making them easier to remember.Īnd words like bueno can also be used as connecting words. These adjectives will come in handy all the time in Spanish! It’s a good idea to memorize them in sets whenever possible. Usar – “To use” 31 Basic Spanish Adjectives and Adverbs.But, these verbs are so common, it’ll be easy to master once you get to it! The more common words are, the more they change over time causing them to become irregular. Many are irregular Spanish verbs because they’re so common. The other note I have for you is that these verbs are unconjugated, so they’re in their infinitive, or dictionary, form. For example, “ estoy bien” means “I’m fine.” ( Estoy is estar conjugated for the first person as well.) We use estar for this because I’m fine right now… But tomorrow, who knows? Maybe it’ll be a rough day, and I actually “ no estoy bien.” (Or “not well.”) We use soy because my name is Caitlin, and unless I decide to change it, it will always be Caitlin.Įstar is used for situations that could change. For example, “ soy Caitlin” means “I am Caitlin.” ( Soy is ser conjugated for the first person.) The first two verbs, ser and estar both mean “to be.” But ser is used for permanent situations. These verbs are often used with other verbs to create more complex sentences.Ī couple of notes here. These are the most common Spanish verbs, and you can say quite a lot with only these 25 Spanish words! The first six verbs listed, especially. ![]()
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